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| Dillingen on the Danube | ||
| federal state | Bavaria | |
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| Residents | 18.978 (2019) | |
| height | 433 m | |
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Dillingen on the Danube is a German District town of the district of the same name in Bavaria.
background
The city is on the north bank of the Danube in the Donauried in northern Swabia.
In addition to the town of Dillingen an der Donau, the community also includes the districts of Donaualtheim, Fristingen, Hausen, Kicklingen, Schretzheim and Steinheim.
When the later Counts of Dillingen settled here in the 10th century, they settled in a place where there was once an Almani settlement. The castle built at that time formed the center of today's city. The city was donated to the bishopric of Augsburg in 1258 and subsequently became the seat of the bishops of Augsburg in the 15th century, which it remained until the secularization in 1803.
The University of Dillingen was founded in 1551. The resulting Philosophical-Theological University of Dillingen was dissolved in 1971 and incorporated into the University of Augsburg.
getting there
By plane
By train
The 1 railway station is on the stretch of the Danube Valley Railway between Ulm and Ingolstadt.
In the street
By boat
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The old town as a whole is worth seeing. Here especially those Koenigsstrasseto which the Central Gate Tower, the town hall, as well as the Upper pharmacy are located.
- The 1 St. Peter's Basilica was built on a porch building. The construction of today's church began in 1619. A three-aisled hall church was built under the direction of Hans Albertahl. The foundations come partly from the previous buildings from the 13th and 15th centuries. After a thorough renovation, the church became papal in 1979 Basilica minor raised.
- The Academy for teacher training and personnel management uses the buildings of the previous one Jesuit College and the former university. Both the Library room again Golden Hall (former university auditorium) worth seeing.
- The 2 Study Church of the Assumption was consecrated in 1617. The Renaissance building was redesigned in the Rococo style between 1750 and 1676. The church was not only a part of the former university, but also a place of consecration for the priests of the Augsburg diocese. Inside, the high altar by Johann Michael Fischer with the painting "Assumption of Mary", which is one of his best works, is particularly worth seeing. The frescoes by Ch. Th Scheffler in the choir and nave are also worth seeing.
- The 3 Franciscan monastery church from 1736 is a work by Johann Georg Fischer. The early Rococo gem contains stucco work by Ignaz Finsterwalder and frescoes by Thomas Scheffler.
- The 4 lock As the former seat of the Augsburg prince-bishops, the Hohenstaufen castle was rebuilt in the 13th century. The financial administration is housed in it today. In the courtyard there is a memorial for Count Hartmann von Dillingen and his son.
- The City and Hochstift Museum is housed in the former monastery at the port market.
- Opening times: Wed 2 - 5 p.m. and every 1st and 3rd Sun 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. or by telephone appointment on 09071/44 00
activities
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Web links
- http://www.dillingen-donau.de/ - Official website of Dillingen an der Donau
